Eros Pérez

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Eros Pérez

| image = Eros Perez.jpg

| image_size = 150

| caption =

| fullname = Eros Roque Pérez Salas

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1976|6|3|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Santiago, Chile

| height = {{height|m=1.70}}

| currentclub = Deportes Melipilla (manager)

| position = Defender

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = Palestino

| years1 = 1994–2000 | clubs1 = Palestino | caps1 = 85 | goals1 = 3

| years2 = 2000–2001 | clubs2 = Colón | caps2 = 29 | goals2 = 1

| years3 = 2001 | clubs3 = Internacional | caps3 = 3 | goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2002 | clubs4 = Gimnasia LP | caps4 = 6 | goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2002–2003 | clubs5 = Lanús | caps5 = 22 | goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2003–2004 | clubs6 = Skoda Xanthi | caps6 = 17 | goals6 = 1

| years7 = 2004–2009 | clubs7 = Universidad Católica | caps7 = 132 | goals7 = 12

| years8 = 2010 | clubs8 = Unión San Felipe | caps8 = 18 | goals8 = 2

| years9 = 2011 | clubs9 = Ñublense | caps9 = 22 | goals9 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2001–2006

| nationalteam1 = Chile

| nationalcaps1 = 6

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| totalcaps = 334

| totalgoals = 19

| manageryears1 = 2016

| managerclubs1 = Colegio Emaus

| manageryears2 = 2020

| managerclubs2 = Lautaro de Buin U20

| manageryears3 = 2020–2021

| managerclubs3 = Deportes Melipilla (youth)

| manageryears4 = 2021

| managerclubs4 = Deportes Melipilla (caretaker)

| manageryears5 = 2022–

| managerclubs5 = Deportes Melipilla

}}

Eros Roque Pérez Salas (born 3 June 1976) is a Chilean former footballer, manager and journalist.

Club career

Pérez started playing football at Palestino lower divisions, where was promoted to first-adult team in 1994. After completing three goals in 85 appearances playing for the club until mid-2000, the incoming year he moved to Argentina’s Colón de Santa Fe to face the 2000–01 Argentine football season.

Once finished that season, he left Colón and joined Brazilian giants Internacional de Porto Alegre. However, after only playing three league games and didn’t play during the national cup due to an injury, he returned to Argentina, joining Gimnasia La Plata, where he also failed to have continuity, playing only six league games.

For the 2002–03 season, Pérez signed for Lanús, making 22 appearances. Nevertheless the next season, he moved to Skoda Xanthi from Greece. There he played 17 games and scored one time.

In mid-2004, he returned his homeland, joining Chilean powerhouse Universidad Católica.{{cite web|title= Eros Pérez también llegó a la Católica |work=Emol |url=http://www.emol.com/noticias/deportes/2004/07/27/154298/eros-perez-tambien-llego-a-la-catolica.html|date=27 August 2004|accessdate=2 September 2016}} At Católica, Pérez became an unmovable player and team’s captain, he helped the club to win the 2005 Torneo Clausura{{cite web|title= La UC es el nuevo campeón del fútbol chileno |work=Emol |url=http://www.emol.com/noticias/deportes/2005/12/22/205668/la-uc-es-el-nuevo-campeon-del-futbol-chileno.html|date=22 December 2005|accessdate=2 September 2016}} and to reach that season’s Copa Sudamericana semifinals. He completed a total of twelve goals in 132 appearances during his period between 2004 and 2009 and was one of the referents during that seasons alongside players like Jorge Ormeño or the keeper José María Buljubasich.

After finishing his contract with Universidad Católica, on 18 December 2009, it was reported that Pérez joined Unión San Felipe, freshly promoted to top-level in the age.{{cite web|title= Unión San Felipe suma refuerzos |work=El Mercurio de Valparaíso|url=http://www.mercuriovalpo.cl/prontus4_noticias/site/artic/20091218/pags/20091218000443.html|date=18 December 2009 |accessdate=2 September 2016}}{{cite web|title= Unión San Felipe es el equipo que presenta más refuerzos para el 2010 |work=Diario El Sur|url=http://www.diarioelsur.cl/base_elsur/site/artic/20091224/pags/20091224153034.html|date=24 December 2009 |accessdate=2 September 2016}} His first goal came in his debut against Colo-Colo in a 3–2, where scored a 30-meter goal.{{cite web|title= En vivo: San Felipe dio el golpe ante Colo Colo en el inicio del Torneo de Apertura |work=ADN Radio|url=http://www.adnradio.cl/noticias/deportes/en-vivo-san-felipe-dio-el-golpe-ante-colo-colo-en-el-inicio-del-torneo-de-apertura/20100123/nota/942732.aspx|date=23 January 2010 |accessdate=2 September 2016}}

In 2011, he signed for Ñublense, being presented in a friendly match against Audax Italiano where both team draw 2–2.{{cite web|title= Conozca los últimos refuerzos que buscarán ser protagonistas este 2011 |work=Emol|url=http://www.emol.com/noticias/deportes/2011/01/28/457743/conozca-los-ultimos-refuerzos-que-buscaran-ser-protagonistas-este-2011.html|date=28 January 2011 |accessdate=2 September 2016}} At the end of the season he announced his retirement from football.{{cite web|title= Eros Pérez anuncia su retiro: ‘Podía quedar inválido’ |work=La Tercera|url=http://latercera.com/noticia/deportes/2011/11/656-404601-9-eros-perez-anuncia-su-retiro-podia-quedar-invalido.shtml|date=28 January 2011 |accessdate=2 September 2016}}

Coaching career

In 2020, he worked as the coach of Lautaro de Buin at under-20 level, next he moved to Deportes Melipilla as the head coach of the youth ranks.{{cite web |title=Eros Peéez |url=https://latinaproducciones.cl/eros-perez/ |website=Latina Producciones |access-date=18 July 2022 |language=es |date=15 October 2020}} In 2021, he coached Deportes Melipilla as a caretaker during the promotion playoff to Primera División due to the head coach, John Armijo, tested positive by COVID-19.{{cite web |last1=Huerta |first1=Rodrigo |title=La desconocida anécdota que marcó el ascenso de Meliplla |url=https://chile.as.com/chile/2021/02/10/futbol/1612912126_709843.html |publisher=AS Chile |access-date=18 July 2022 |language=es |date=25 February 2021}}

Post-retirement

From 2012 to 2019, Pérez performed as a football commentator and analyst for the Chilean TV channel Canal del Fútbol.{{cite web |last1=Cortés |first1=Dayana |title="El Trovador del Gol" y Eros Pérez fueron desvinculados del Canal del Fútbol |url=https://elfiltrador.com/el-trovador-del-gol-y-eros-perez-fueron-desvinculados-del-cdf/ |website=El Filtrador |access-date=18 July 2022 |language=es |date=8 February 2019}} At the same time, he coached the football team of Colegio Emaus.{{cite web |title=Chilevisión entrevista a nuestro Eros Pérez – Colegio Emaus |url=https://colegioemaus.cl/emaus/?p=51 |website=ColegioEmaus.cl |access-date=18 July 2022 |language=es |date=11 February 2016}}